Hobbs August Nites is coming back on a reduced scale for the first time since 2011. Set for Saturday, Aug. 19, the event held annually from 1997-2011 will include an antique car show and cruise, a concert and vendors in the downtown area of Hobbs. Sponsored by the Hobbs Chamber of Commerce and the Center for the Arts, the one-day …

At the end of June a story about Chick-fil-A opening a restaurant in Hobbs was shared on Facebook sparking hope with many local residents, but unfortunately a Chick-fil-A corporate official confirmed there are no plans for a Lea County opening. The fake Chick-fil-A news story was created on a website called channel4news.com that allows a person to create a fake story and …

Hobbs Fire Department Deputy Chief Barry Young is celebrating 15 years of service with the City of Hobbs, where he has worked with HFD for 14 years and two months. Young was recently awared a 15 Years of Service coin and certificate by the City of Hobbs. Young started working in the water lab for the Hobbs Wastewater Plant on …

Hobbs Municipal School Board members have three applicants to choose from to fill the vacant District 3 board seat. Lance Wiseman, Hobbs school board member, who was first elected in 2005 announced his resignation from the school board in April. Esther Bratcher, K.T. Manis and Terry O’Brain are the three applicants who are up to fulfill Wiseman’s term until the …

Guy Coupé and his family came home Monday from a weekend vacation to discover they were the victims of a house invasion. Each of the several thousand invaders had six legs, two antenna and a pair of wings, and most of them were on the roof of the house they had decided to make their mating ground. “They literally looked …

The six-month wait for Cotton Patch Cafe is over. Construction on the cafe started in early January and doors opened on Joe Harvey Boulevard around 11 a.m. Tuesday morning, where a pack of customers dined and voiced their excitement for the new eatery. The Texas-based restaurant chain serves a variety of Southern staples like chicken fried steak, catfish, and meatloaf, …

The hail storm on Friday, June 23 caused a road block on the intersection of Millen and Lovington Highway.